There is room for disagreement on how to best manage or give voice to emotions but I draw the line at "I'm more effective when I'm angry." This is so much like "I'm actually a better driver when I'm a little drunk" it's not funny
yeah, legitimizing anger and giving angry expressions priority response incentivizes exaggerating and perpetuating anger... which has negative side effects on everyone involved wrt health n happiness.
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